Improvement in razor-strops



l. B. LU GAS. Razor-Straps.

Patented Dec. 23,1873.

UNITED STATEs PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN B. LUCAS, or PORTLAND, MAINE.

IMPROVEMENT IN RAZOR-STROPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 145,742, dutcd December23, 1873; application filed April 19, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN B. LUCAS, of Portland, in the county of.Cumberland and State of Maine, have .invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Razor-Strops and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full. clear, and exact description thereof, that will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a plan. Fig. 2 is asectional View. Fig. 3 is a detail,showing a part of the leather removed and exposing the wood interior.

Sameletters show like parts.

My invention relates to razor-strops; and consists of a strop composedof two thin sheets of wood, which sheets form the handle as well as theother portion of the implement,the portion over which the razor is drawnbeing covered with leather, as common.

Two thin sheets of wood are formed into proper shape to make a handle,A. The portions to which the razor is applied in sharpening are coveredwith leather. The two sheets of wood are not themselves united togetherat the further end B, but are merely enveloped with the leather covering0. This covering is passed over the ends of the two thin wood sheets atB. The leather covering is wound around each piece of wood D E. The twopieces thus covered lie together and touch, but are not unitedthroughout their entire length, except when glued together to form thehandle, as shown, and as held by the leather doubled around their endsat B. The leather is secured at the handle by a leather or metal band,F.

This arrangement makes an elastic, light, and cheap strop. the pressureof the razor on it, suflicient yielding quality is imparted to thestrop.

Gr shows the line of the union of the two parts in the handle. Fig. 3shows the leather partly removed from a portion of one of the woodsheets or strips.

W'hat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States, is

The razor-strop composed of the two thin sheets of wood D E, united toform the handle A, as set forth, said strips being wound with leather,as herein described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my handthis 16th day of April, 1873.

JOHN B. LUCAS.

Witnesses WM. HENRY OLIEFoRD, FRANK H. JORDAN.

As the strop bends with

